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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (8865)	10/3/1999 1:18:00 PM
From: flatsville	Respond to of 9818

Thought you'd get a kick out of this...Apparently you're not the only one who is reminded of the Texas scenario: (from csy2k, no deja.com url available yet) A Wink, A Smile, and 90-Days Jeffrey G. Bane After removing myself from the csy2k fray six months ago, I'm back for one post. I wouldn't make this one, but I saw a Moet Countdown Clock at the store and was reminded of a boss I once had: It was during the late 80's oil bust, and the Texas bank in which I worked was going through tough times. With oil prices at rock bottom, and loan defaults and bankruptcies at record highs, there was little hope of salary increases, and even less hope for bonuses. Our president, however, thinking it would raise morale, would pass through the halls giving thumbs up, smiling, winking, and saying, "90-days! 90-days, and everything will be just peachy." (Yes. He really said the word, "peachy.") Well, things never reached the fruity stage. The president and other top management lost their jobs when a competitor bought our bank. Those of us who survived found ourselves working for those we once loathed. While my story had a happy ending (leaving to shepherd a flock of lawyers for a rich man), for many, their lives and careers were never as golden. Some have never recovered from the shock of that event. While I hope that all the happy face news is correct, and that all Kosky's winks, smiles and promises are true, I believe that whatever occurs will be unexpected by most, and a change for all. Some will find themselves in a better place, but others will never see times as golden as today. "90-Days" Jeff ______ "I quit poking smot a tong lime ago."